Cowper: Poetry & ProseClarendon Press, 1960 - 196 pages |
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... written for people who knew nothing and required to be told everything . Now they are written for people who know everything except the one thing which the letter is designed to explain to them . It is impossible in some respects not to ...
... written for people who knew nothing and required to be told everything . Now they are written for people who know everything except the one thing which the letter is designed to explain to them . It is impossible in some respects not to ...
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... WRITTEN BY ALEXANDER SELKIRK DURING HIS SOLITARY ABODE IN THE ISLAND OF JUAN FERNANDEZ Written ( ? ) .- Published 1782 I AM monarch of all I survey , My right there is none to dispute ; From the centre all round to the sea , I am lord ...
... WRITTEN BY ALEXANDER SELKIRK DURING HIS SOLITARY ABODE IN THE ISLAND OF JUAN FERNANDEZ Written ( ? ) .- Published 1782 I AM monarch of all I survey , My right there is none to dispute ; From the centre all round to the sea , I am lord ...
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... Written August 1792. - Published 1803 THOUGH Once a puppy , and though Fop by name , Here moulders one , whose bones some honour claim ; No sycophant , although of spaniel race ! And though no hound , a martyr to the chase ! Ye ...
... Written August 1792. - Published 1803 THOUGH Once a puppy , and though Fop by name , Here moulders one , whose bones some honour claim ; No sycophant , although of spaniel race ! And though no hound , a martyr to the chase ! Ye ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 5 |
HAZLITT ON COWPER | 11 |
BAGEHOT ON COWPER | 17 |
Copyright | |
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affectionately ALEXANDER SELKIRK appearance beauties blank verse Bodham Brougham Castle called charms cheerful Cousin dearest delight delineation doubt Dunciad East Dereham English ev'ry excitement eyes fancy favour feel FĂȘte ChampĂȘtre Gayhurst genius gentle give hand happy Hayley heard heart Homer honour humour John Gilpin JOHN NEWTON JOSEPH HILL knew Lady Austen LADY HESKETH Olney laugh least letter live Lord lov'd Mary melancholy mind Monthly Review morning mother Muse natura naturata nature never night o'er once Oxford Cowper pass perhaps person Pertenhall Pindus pleasure poem poet poetry Pope praise retirement rhyme scene seems shine side smile sofa soon Southampton spirit suppose sweet Task tell thee things thou thought Throckmorton Tibullus tion translation truth W. C. TO LADY walk Westminster Weston William Cowper WILLIAM HAYLEY WILLIAM UNWIN wish write written